Tie holder device



Aug. 25, 1959 & L

J. L. DALEY TIE HOLDER DEVICE Filed Dec. 6, 1957 1N VENTOR John L. DaleyATTORNEYS United States Patent TIE HOLDER DEVICE John L. Daley,Norfolk-Va. Application December 6, 1957, Serial No. 701,013

2 Claims. (Cl. 211- 13 This invention relates to a hanger'or support forpersonal use and more particularly to a rack for supporting a pluralityof ties in convenient fashion.

Numerous types of tie holders are known to the prior art; in manyinstances these are too complex to be practical; in other instances suchdevices do not contemplate the several features of this inventionproviding for the secure yet convenient holding of the tie in thedesired position. The instant device is pointed to the use of a simpledouble hanger, each of the group of such hangers supporting a pluralityof ties. All can be pivoted to alternate positions for convenience inuse and all the ties are supported in such fashion as to retain theirwrinkle-free appearance.

It is accordingly a primary objective of this invention to provide adevice of the type just described wherein an appropriate notched supportaccommodates a series of pivoted units, each of which may be describedas a double bracket, and each ,of which is provided with a double clipformation to mount at least two ties in secure position despite pivotalmovement of the individual unit to either side with respect to the mainsupport. The construction permitting each doublehanger to be movedlaterally in either direction facilitates the removal or attaching ofties from the rack.

Another objective of the invention is to provide a support device of thetype mentioned which because of its simplicity, yet durability ofconstruction, lends itself to low cost manufacture and hence, to anominal'retail sales price.

' A further unique advantage of this invention is the provision of aunitary holder for such articles which, however, by reason of an offsetof one of the brackets with respect to the other permits at least twoties tobe suspended from each bracket, but at the same time maintainssuch two articles in spaced relationship with respect to each other,thereby affording easy access to the same for either positioning on theholders or removal therefrom. Further, such offset permits each tie tohang freely without overlapping any other. 7

Other advantages and objectives of this invention will be apparent froma consideration of the following more detailed description of theinventionThis description is made with "reference to the drawing,whereinlikefigures denote like parts, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the'invention as mounted for use and showingthe alternate positions of the series of tie holders.

Figure 2 is an elevation view of the invention, partially broken asindicated, showing the manner in which two ties are placed upon a singlebracket in a stepped or offset relationship with respect to each other.

Figure 3 is a side view of a single bracket, partially in sectionillustrating the manner in which the upper and lower brackets of theindividual holder are so formed as to provide two end retaining clips;and

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the bracket means showing the uniqueoffset feature of the lower hanger with respect to the upper.

With more particular reference to the foregoing drawings, it is seenthat the main support 1 merely consists of an elongated or rectangularbase, preferably of wood, which is provided with spaced eyelets 5 as aconvenient means for ,mounting the unit upon an appropriate wall space.Each of these eyelets may be interconnected with mounting rings 6. Thebase 1 is beveled about all of its sides as generally indicated at10,-thus rendering'the supporting mount of less area at its forward facethan at its respective rear surface.

The forward face 12 is provided with a series of vertical notches orgrooves 15, of such depth as to accommodate the thickness or outsidediameter of the rod, wire or tubing out of which the individual hangerunits are fabricated. Obviously, although in Figure 1 there are showntwenty-five such slots 15 in the mounting board, the number may bevaried to suit the demands of the user.

At any rate, the slots 15 are spaced apart a distance which isapproximately double the over-all width of each bracket, or double theamount of the offset portion, to be later described, of each hangerunit. sufficient spacing is provided to afford the pivoting of each of,or the series of, hangers with respect to the base 1. And such spacingpermits the tie on the upper bracket to hang alongside that on the lowerbracket. The pivotal relationship of the individual brackets, generallyindicated at 20, is demonstrated in Figure l where at A, two of theunits are disclosed as'being positioned to one side of, or locatedangularly with respect to, the face of the mount. At B a similar seriesof units is shown as being disposed at right angles to the surface 12 ofth'e mounting board 10. It will thus be seen that individually orcollectively the whole series of brackets can be pivoted or turned tothe right or left to an out-of-the-way position, and alternatively canbe disposed outwardly to the right angular position just mentioned forconvenience in the hanging and removal of a series of ties.

By reference particularly to Figures 3 and 4, the unique construction ofeach one of the pivoted hangers or brackets 20 can be more readilyunderstood. Here it is seen that a vertical straight portion 25spacesthe two individual hangers which are perpendicularly, disposed tosuch element 25. The latter is of a length somewhat in excess of thelength of the individual slots 15 as can be appreciated by observingFigure. 3. For ease and cheapness of manufacture, each of the brackets20 is unitary, i.e., made from a single piece of wire or like materialof suitable thickness. To this end, the intermediate portion 25terminates in a right angular bend 27. The wire is then bent uponitselfas at 28, progressing back towards the element 25 and in alignmentand parallel with the extension 27. The wire is then reversed tocontinue in an additional bend 29 also approximately parallel toelements 27 and 28. The top member 29 terminates in a circularconfiguration 30.

Preferably, the material used for the fabrication of each suspensionunit or bracket 20 is of a type to have some inherent resiliency orelasticity. Thus the two adjacent and parallel elements 28 and 29,formed as shown in Figures 3 and 4, comprise a clip permitting theindividual tie to be slipped therebetween, the circular bent overportion 30 facilitating this operation.

At the opposite or lower end of each of the brackets 20, the wire isbent in similar fashion. Here, however, the lower right angular portion32, in approximately the same vertical plane as the upper bracketelements, is followed by a right angular offset, as at 35. An additionalextension 37, which is approximately parallel to the original In thisway, a

bend '32 is then formed. Here again the wire is bent upon itself asindicated at 38 and 39 and terminated in the usual curled portion 40similar to the portion 30 described abo :Wi h; respeet to both upp :a dower brackets, the last bend forming the upper elements 29 and -3 -eanhe so c ompli he a o le e. app opri \g ig nedsp es41 1 2 sp el "S efurer'elvip'ew iehar 't usFf me in ea h of h nsider and hiv 'fiehanse Whenthe i d dua e pi e te m d it is h e thi i e i m y be m un d in t p c iupper. a d o er sneees. 41 an 42m wo t e m b n ppe ed lee hange Yetheeaus ith o f et 5 the ofis with respect to the vertical planeof'theupper hanger, he tw ntie a in ena i een butspa e relat ns p- Theyarethenso mounted asto not overlie one another. (The relative amount ofthe offset can be appreciated fromthe drawings, e.g., Figured. Theamount of the affect is approximately half the distance between thenotches 15; Hence the distance between each of the ties positioned uponthe series of upper and lower hangers uniform throughout. In the processof manufacture of this invention, the spacing members 25 are placedwithin the slots 15 designed for their reception. Theyare mounted inplace in pivotal relationship with the mountingboard 1 by the simpleexpedient of securing the plate 50 over the entire surface 12 of themount, thus in eiifect forming a series ofvertical bores within whicheach of the hanger units maybe pivoted.

The plate 50 is readily held in the described position byanysimpleexpedient, such as screws 52. In the pre- {erred embodiment of theinvention, the plate 50 is approximately equal in dimension to'the areaof the face 12 oriouter surface of'the mount. Furthermore, the depth ofeach individual groove 15 can be so regulated as to accommodate each ofthe verticalelements 25 of the individual hangers in such fashion thatthere will .be a certainfrictio'nal resistance to movement. In otherwords, by having the depth of each vertical groove .15 somewhat 'lessthan the outside diameter of the wire or rod used, securing of the plateover the series of hangers in the manner described will cause such plateto bear slightly against each of them. This application of the plateagainst the individual units will naturallylimit therelativelyc eene s om v ment the f s a ea h hanger will tend to remain fixed in the positionto which it ismane nally turned.

yDespite the overall simplicity of the unit of this invention, it is .tobe notedthat it does combine into one .device all of those featureswhich are essential for practical usage. In order words, the individualclamps, simply formed inthe manner above described, are suificient toretain the individual ties in place without their being removedtherefrom by mere-brushing against them, etc. In addition, maximum useis made of each hanger unit 20 for each hanger accommodates at least twoties and yet these two articles are so disposed as to be out of the wayof each other. This obviously facilitates the removal of, forexample,1the tie on the upp r member 27without interference with the tielocated upon the lower meme the problem of manfuacture in large volume.lita'tesithefinsertion of the tielin these respective her 37.

Whereas many prior art structures aimed at the provision of a similardevice require special equipment for manufacture and in addition, moreexpensive and complicated structural elements, the instant inventionreduces This is because the individual hanger 'units can be stamped inmultiples withont nndne effort the mounting board prepared andassembledtp mount these hanger units in the fashion describedin alimitedperiod of time.

t s obv ou that hi tw nt es ma h Yet e in m ways and other expedientsemployed to accomplish the purposes thereof;-however, it is "tobe-understood that my invention is only limited by the scope of thefollowing claims.

I claim:

1- A t h ld r evice eemn sihsa suppo havin a plu a i y. ais t, r v rse ges ei a Ph rality of wire hanger units adapted-for relatively free pi omo eme n s 's e es sa units em r s a straight groove contacting/portion,unitary upper and l w ti el p m a s extending r ht engularly e s id po oe ch as a d elip ea n be integrally formed with said contacting portionand comprising reverse bends in wire forming an outwardly openingwedge-shaped tiereizeiving space in theend thereof, means to maintainsaid 'injs'aid grooves comprising a plate secured on S i -Su por and Wrsa ds s, sa d lo p m ns lhel n's fise w th peette aid. u p e ip mea wereby at least one tie may be supported from eaeh of said cl p means saties bein .ihna e e and spa d el ti sh p th Leaehnther- 2. A'tie holderdevice comprising a support, a series of straight, transverse grooves insaid support, a plurality of hanger units adapted for relatively freepivotal movement in said grooves, said 'units comprising a straightgroove contacting portion, means to maintain said units in :saidgroovescomprising a plate on said support over said grooves and said groovecontacting portion, upper and lower tie clip means extending rightangularly from said portion, said clip means being formed of acontinuous wire member, each of said clip means being integrally formedwith said contacting portion and comprising terminal wedge-shaped tiereceiving space inthe end thereof, said lower clip means being offsetwith respect to said upper clip means a distance approximating half thedistance between said grooves, said lowerclip means :being in a verticalplane parallel to the plane of said upper clip. means, whereby at leastone tie may be supported from each of said clip means, said ties beingmaintained'in parallel and spacedxrelationship with each other.

: e er h e C ed n t l o h P en UNITED STATES PATENTS Nov. 22, 1955

